Haq Nawaz Jhangvi

Haq Nawaz Jhangvi (1952-23 February 1990) was a Pakistani Sunni scholar and the co-founder of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan.

Biography
Haq Nawaz Jhangvi was born in Jhang, Punjab, Pakistan in 1952, and he started teaching at a madrassa in 1972. In 1973, he became the imam of a Piplianwala mosque, and, following the 1979 Iranian Revolution, he accused Iran of exporting its Shi'ite revolution. In 1986, he co-founded Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan, doing so with the goal of limiting Shia influence in the Pakistani government. On 23 February 1990, he was assassinated by Shi'ite militants from Sipah-e-Muhammad Pakistan.